2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? The power steering system light has came on several times randomly since vehicle was purchased in November. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? My families safety is at risk due to the loss of power steering and leaving us stranded unless we choose to drive the vehicle with the power steering light on. This is extremely unsafe for not only us but others on the road if we were to lose power steering causing an accident. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? It has been in for service once so far to determine the cause. The dealer did a software update but we are still experiencing the loss of power steering. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? No it has not. Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? Yes the service power steering light was illuminated on the dash when the power steering went out. Problem first appeared in January 2022.

The power steering icon lit up on the dash saying to bring it in for service. Tbe steering felt labored. The vehicle had under 2000 miles on it. After driving around for about 30 mins and then turning it off and going into a store I css as me out turned in the vehicle and all was fine again. The lane departure icon also said it was unavailable. This seems to happen when the temperature is cold outside. There was also a yellow icon that looked like a car crash that lit up on another night and said to bring in for service emergency braking was unavailable. These is quite unnerving gvyo happen in a brand new vehicle. I have read of many others having similar issues with their grand Cherokee L

When I turn on my vehicle, the error message Power Steering Unavailable will come on. Once the error message occurs, I can barely turn the steering wheel when I am driving my car. Most times after my car has sat (while I am work), the message will clear and power steering will be available again. On average this has been occurring every other day. The Jeep dealership where I bought my car has deemed it undrivable and taken it off the road until the problem has been corrected. Also when this light comes on, the Active Lane Management warning light will come on and doesn't work either.

The contact owns a 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at 25 MPH, the "power steering unavailable, service required," appeared on the instrument panel. As she began to drive to the dealer, the "active lane management unavailable, service required" warning also appeared on the instrument panel. Once at the dealer, she was informed that a software update would be performed on the vehicle. Five days later, the "service four-wheel drive" warning message was illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the computer module was reset; however, the failure returned, and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer. A service tech informed the contact that he had been instructed to reset the computer module and that he knew that the reset would not correct the failure. The manufacturer had been notified of the failure and the contact was given a case number. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was 2,623.

Starting in December of 2021 I had no power steering. It went out and the light came on in the dashboard. Then again January 6th it happened again while driving my daughter to school. At this point it’s the second time and I realize it’s an issue. I brought it to dealership. They ran codes couldn’t find anything. Said next time it happens to bring it right in when the light is on. It’s very intermittent. It randomly will have no power steering. So fast forward to a week later, Jan 16th it went out again. I immediately drove it to the dealership in the middle of a snowstorm ( with no power steering) they ran the codes and I showed them a pic of my dashboard. Said the 4 codes that popped up have no update or fix. I have had a loaner car since. It’s 1/31/2022 at this point. It’s been 2 weeks. They are telling me an update should be coming. So I am paying for a vehicle that is unsafe to drive and I don’t even have. Also an issue that has no fix! I can not drive a half an hour back and forth to work and back and forth to my daughters school and have no power steering. This vehicle is unsafe to drive!!! Dealership doesn’t seem to have a fix either. Each week they say an update is coming only to call a week later with the news there is no update. Meanwhile my brand new car is just sitting at the dealership in the parking lot. Same car that I’m paying on each month. That is too dangerous to drive.

The power steering is failing randomly on this new car with only about 8,000 miles. It mostly happens when it is colder and first thing in the morning. A message appears that says Power Steering Unavailable, Service Required. It also gives another error message that the lane departure assistance is not available, service required. I took the dealership, they claimed to fix it, and the next day, it had the same issue. They now have it and claim that only a software update can fix it. When the power steering is in a failed state the vehicle is harder to drive and does not have the lane assistance available.

On 1/28 my 2021 Grand Cherokee L with 658 miles suddenly did not have power steering. Leading up to this event, I warmed the car up for 10 minutes, then drove 1.5 miles to a nearby store without incident. Upon returning to the car, as I backed out of the parking spot, I noticed the power steering icon was lit on the dash and a warning message appeared saying power steering unavailable service required. I drove the 1.5 miles back home, parked the car, turned off the engine, let it sit for 5 minutes, then restarted the car and the same light and message appeared. The steering was difficult to manage, but fortunately I didn't need to drive very far and since I recognized the power steering was out, I was able to prepare for turns in advance. This could be a fatal flaw in the vehicle if driven at high speeds or if it were to happen unexpectedly while driving. On 1/29 I called the local dealer service department and scheduled an appointment for the first available time which is Monday 1/31. Upon starting the car this morning of 1/29, the light and message did not appear. I did not attempt to drive it. Upon reading Jeep forum threads, there are many other reports of the same problem. Jeep needs to quickly determine the cause of the issue and determine a sustainable resolution.

Upon starting my vehicle in the morning (4200 miles on odometer) the power steering warning indicator came on. I noticed the icon after attempting to back out of my garage and the steering wheel felt hard to turn. With the vehicle being hard to turn, this put myself and child at risk if I continued to drive. I drove my child to school and returned the vehicle to my garage. Approximately 2 hours later, I attempted to start my vehicle and the power steering warning light did not come back on.

Incident occurred on 1/27, ~1,760 miles. V6, 4x4. Jeep Grand Cherokee L Limited I started the car and a red steering wheel icon popped up on the dashboard. Then a message popped up saying "power steering unavailable, service required". I was still able to drive the car but steering felt very "heavy". I've only had the car for 2 months.